{"id":248637,"date":"2020-03-17T01:31:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T05:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=248637"},"modified":"2020-03-17T01:31:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T05:31:40","slug":"duterte-to-employers-give-13th-month-pay-in-advance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/17\/duterte-to-employers-give-13th-month-pay-in-advance\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte to employers: Give 13th-month pay in advance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte convenes with the officials of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Malaca\u00f1an Palace on March 16, 2020. ACE MORANDANTE\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called on private firms to grant workers their 13-month pay bonus in advance to help those who may suffer from job losses due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak.<\/p>\n

In a televised public address, Duterte encouraged employers to give the 13-month pay, or even half of the worker’s salary, during the health crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cIyong sanang mga malalaking<\/em>\u00a0enterprises\u00a0dito<\/em>\u00a0(I hope the big enterprises here), maybe you can consider paying the 13th month pay or just paying them\u00a0maski kalahati sa sweldo nila kung walang trabaho<\/em>\u00a0(even half of their salary if they have no work) as a way of showing your solidarity with the Filipino at this critical time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He noted that by giving the advanced 13-month pay, employers are ultimately easing the burden already being felt by wage earners.<\/p>\n

\u201cKahit<\/em>\u00a0pro-rated\u00a0lang — ‘yung ano<\/em>\u00a0divided by\u00a0mo sa mga buwan<\/em>\u00a0— pro-rated\u00a0lang tulong na iyan ay ating mga kababayan habang naka<\/em>-quarantine (Even if it\u2019s just prorated\u2014prorated is already help for our citizens while they are on quarantine),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Under Presidential Decree 851, all rank-and-file employees in the private sector are entitled to receive the 13th-month pay on or before December 24 of the year.<\/p>\n

However, an employer may give to his or her employees’ one-half of the 13th-month pay before the opening of the regular school year and the remaining half on or before December 24 of every year.<\/p>\n

The mandatory benefit pay should not be less than one-twelfth of the total salary earned by an employee within a calendar year, regardless of the nature of employment.<\/p>\n

The decree provides that every covered employer is required to make a report of compliance to the Department of Labor and Employment regional office not later than January 15 of each year.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he also urged businesses to suspend rental fees and stop counting the days until their employees resumed work.<\/p>\n

He also sought large business owners to assist micro, small and medium-scale enterprises.<\/p>\n

\u201cI urge our business leaders to find ways to help small businesses and ease the burden which is felt by the ordinary citizen right now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

At least PHP2 billion has been earmarked by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to help assist workers affected by Covid-19.<\/p>\n

Aside from the monetary assistance, affected workers will also be offered emergency employment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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